SEL Series: Snack Attack – Never Give Up!
Simple mini SEL lessons to make afterschool snack time fun During snack time, or whenever you need a short activity, have student watch the short animated film, “Soar,” set to…
The Wonderful World of Themes
For any program to run like a well oiled machine organization is a must! When I first started off in my position I was no where near as organized as I am now. Looking back, I do not know how I survived all those years without using my current system.
After School Grants
After-School and Out-of-School Program Grants Deadline: February 8, 2017 The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities is offering awards and grants for after-school and out-of-school programs that "are…
SAVE THE DATE: Upcoming Confidential Licensing Listening Sessions
The Connecticut After School Network will be hosting confidential listening sessions throughout January 2017. All licensed and exempt after school program providers are encouraged to come and share their thoughts,…
After School Mentoring – What the Study Found
NIOST published an informative document in their fall 2015 magazine written by Sara McDaniel, Anna-Margaret Yarbrough, and Kevin Besnoy who conducted a literature review on Out of School Time mentoring programs.…
Out-of-School Time Cost Calculator
Here is a super easy tool from the Wallace Foundation (updated 2015) to help you determine the costs of high quality after school and summer programming. Curious to know how…
Summer Program Tips, Strategies & Activities
Full of articles, tips and strategies edited from 20 years of School-Age NOTES newsletters, this easy-to-use resource covers the planning steps from January to May and the programming approaches from field trips to themes. (more…)
Fizz, Bubble and Flash
What do elements have to do with your everyday life? They make your world — and beyond — move and groove, fizz, bubble and flash! (more…)
Beyond the Bell
Are you new to the after school field and expanded learning? Maybe you want to make big or small changes to your existing program. Beyond the Bell will help you! (more…)